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Discussion Forum Expectations:

Each week, you will be expected to participate in a class discussion. Each discussion will be

preceded by a prompt from the instructor. Unless the prompt clearly states otherwise, you are

expected to post multiple times each week. In addition, your posts should NOT all occur on the

same day. Follow these rules carefully:

1. Each student should produce at least two substantial posts each week. These are posts

that fully engage the weekly prompt or provide an extended response to another student’s

post. Lengths of these posts will vary but will generally be 50 words or longer (perhaps

much longer).

2. Each student should also post at least one additional, less substantial post to sustain the

discussion. These “social posts” might simply state agreement with another statement,

make short informational points, or point the discussion toward a tangential topic.

Students who are engaged in the discussion should have no trouble adding two or three of

these posts each week.

3. The first substantial post must occur before noon on Wednesday of the current week.

4. One post must occur after Thursday at noon of the current week.

5. All posts (minimum of 3) submitted before 10 pm on the Sunday ending the week.

Generally, students are expected to write, in total, about 500 words per week in the forum.

Meaningless filler judged to be provided solely for the purpose of reaching the expected length

will reduce the student’s score.

Forum Posting Assessment: Students are expected to produce coherent posts with little or no grammatical errors. Posts should

not use excessive colloquial language, incomplete sentences, or “texting” type abbreviations for

common words or phrases. No posts should contain discriminatory or abusive language or

content.

Grade Rubric

Weak Competent Proficient

Posting

On-time

0 to 2 points

Initial post late or follow-up

posts made after deadline

3 to 4 points

All posts made on the same

day

4 to 5 points

Initial and follow-up posts

meet requirements

Quantity 0 to 3 points

Only one substantive post

or multiple, short posts.

4 to 7 points

At least one substantive

post and additional posts.

8 to 10 points

Three or more posts. At

least two of them are

substantive posts.

Quality 0 to 3 points

Incomplete, incoherent,

derogatory, or poorly

considered posts.

4 to 7 points

Posts do most of the

following: respond to the

prompt, demonstrate

knowledge of material,

provide insight, and engage

with other students'

statements.

8 to 10 points

Posts do ALL of the

following: respond to the

prompt, demonstrate

knowledge of material,

provide insight, and engage

with other students'

statements.

Discussion Forum Citation:

Students should always avoid plagiarism. In addition, it is in the student’s best interest to provide

in-text citation to demonstrate to the instructor their understanding and incorporation of course

materials.

1. Cite material from the text using the author’s name and the page number(s). For example:

The first chapter of textbook begins with an overview (Rodman, p.1).

2. Cite material from online resources by adding a hyperlink to the source’s title. Do not

copy/paste lengthy http addresses into your writing. For example: You can learn how to

insert hyperlinks into text on blackboard by using the Blackboard help site (“Content

Editor”) or by using your own initiative (“LMGTFY”).

3. Provide citation for both direct quotes and specific reference to concepts, facts, or

examples. You do not have to cite general knowledge.

4. Do not reproduce lengthy quotes from the textbook or other assigned reading. Instead,

provide a brief summary of the statement and the page number or link.

5. You do not have to include a bibliography or complete reference listing, only the in-text

citation. Not sure what the difference between in-text citation and reference list? You can

probably figure it out (“initiative”).